How do you make mayonaise? It is getting so exspensive?

I love Hellmann's mayo. It is my favorite and I won't buy anything else. Last I priced it it was $3.99 for a jar! The only time I use it in abundance is when making summer salads. This is when I really feel the pinch in the purse. Never have I made mayo at home. Not certain I would try it. Too afraid of food poisoning.

To make your own mayonnaise you need oil and egg yolks, some lemon juice or vinegar and paprika For one jar you need about 3 cup of light olive oil (less strongly flavored than standard olive oil) or other good-quality oil, or canola oil 3 egg eggs 3 tbl spoons of lemon juice, or vinegar A pinch of salt (and pepper, if desired)and or paprika for some tang Separate the eggs whites from the yolks; Reserve the whites for other recipes. For each cup of mayonnaise, add between 1 and 2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice or vinegar, depending upon your tastes. Combine the egg yolk and lemon or vinegar bowl, whisking to mix. Pour mix into a blender. Put the blender on LOW speed. Slowly start to add the olive or veggie oil to the egg and lemon mixture. If the Mayo seems too thick for your taste you can add 1teaspoon of water at a time until thinned to your satisfaction. Add the salt and pepper to your taste about 1 tspn salt and half tspn pepper is usually good. Hope this helps

I am not sure what is in it that would be expensive. I read the ingredients once and it really seemed like it would be pretty easy.

Not sure what they put in it. We don't use that much of it so it is not that bad to buy for us. My husband uses mayo and my son and I like miracle whip and even that we don't use that often. Some of the things it may not be what they put in the things that jacks the price up it could also be shipping, gasoline.......a lot of things can factor into the price of things I would think. :)

I know you can use egg whites...but not sure about what else you use. http://www.ehow.com/how_7007_make-mayonnaise.html